Applicants are invited to apply for the Colorado Springs Health Foundation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Colorado Springs Health Foundation
State: Colorado
County: El Paso County (CO), Teller County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/30/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The mission of the foundation is to provide grants that target immediate health care needs and encourage healthy living.
CSHF seeks applications that focus on the following focus areas:
- Access to healthcare for those in greatest need. This includes care for physical, mental, oral and/or substance use disorder-related concerns. It also includes initiatives to address the healthcare workforce shortage.
- Suicide Prevention
- Heal/Prevent Trauma
Grant Types Available
- General Operating
- Program/Project
- Capital
Grant Length
Most grants are for one year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations must be one of the following:
- Tax-exempt (501(c)3)
- Operating under the fiscal agency of a tax-exempt organization
- Tax-supported like a school or local/state government
- Applicant organizations must serve either El Paso and/or Teller Counties, Colorado.
Proposals with the following attributes will be considered more competitive:
- Tight alignment with one of Colorado Springs Health Foundation’s funding focus areas
- Significant experience and expertise related to the Foundation’s funding focus area(s)
- Demonstrated need within the target population(s)
- An understanding of how equity shapes the issue you aim to solve and the proposed solution(s)
- An evidence-based approach, if one exists. If not, a promising practice or innovative approach
- A method and plan for defining and measuring impact
- High potential for significant, positive impact on community health, especially in communities that experience health inequities and disparities
- Strong organizational governance and leadership
- Diverse financial support.
Ineligibility
Colorado Springs Health Foundation does not support:
- For-profit organizations
- Individuals
- Requests for annual appeals, membership drives, fundraising events, political candidates or lobbying efforts
- Requests from re-granting organizations for their own grantmaking activities. Note, this does not apply to collaborative funding efforts among funders.
For more information, visit CSHF.